Clothes-hanging device

ABSTRACT

A clothes-hanging device includes a rack and a supplementary beam assembly. The rack includes a base, two posts installed on the base and a major beam installed on the posts. The supplementary beam assembly includes two brackets installed on the posts, a supplementary beam and two anchors connected to the supplementary beam and detachably installed on the brackets.

BACKGROUND OF INVENTION

1. Field of Invention

The present invention relates to a clothes-hanging device.

2. Related Prior Art

Disclosed in Taiwanese Patent Publication No. 589982 is a clothes rack10 that includes a base 14, four telescopic posts 13 installed on thebase 14, a front upper beam 11 installed on two of the telescopic posts13, a rear upper beam 12 installed on the remaining two of thetelescopic posts 13, two connectors 20 each for interconnecting two ofthe telescopic posts 13, a front lower beam 15 installed on theconnectors 20 and a rear lower beam 16 installed on the connectors 20.The connectors 20 each include two sockets 212 directed toward thesockets 212 of the other connector 20. The sockets 212 receive the endsof the lower beams 15 and 16. Clothes can be hung on hangers, and thehangers can be hung on the beams 11, 12, 15 and 16. However, severalproblems have been encountered during the use of this conventionalclothes rack. Firstly, clothes hung on the lower beams 15 and 16 mightfall onto the floor and get dirty as the ends of the lower beams 15 and16 might accidentally be detached from the sockets 212 since the formerare only fit in the latter. Secondly, once the ends of the lower beams15 and 16 are detached from the sockets 212, clothes might becontaminated and damaged by means of the sockets 212 since the latterextend for a long distance. Thirdly, long clothes such as dresses,overcoats and trousers cannot be hung on the lower beams 15 and 16. Longclothes cannot be hung on the upper beams 11 and 12 without detachingthe lower beams 15 and 16 from the connectors 20. It is troublesome todetach the lower beams 15 and 16 from the connectors 20 since the upperbeams 11 and 12 must previously be detached from the telescopic posts13, i.e., the clothes rack 10 must be dismantled almost completely.

The present invention is therefore intended to obviate or at leastalleviate the problems encountered in prior art.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

According to the present invention, a clothes-hanging device includes arack and a supplementary beam assembly. The rack includes a base, twoposts installed on the base and a major beam installed on the posts. Thesupplementary beam assembly includes two brackets installed on theposts, a supplementary beam and two anchors connected to thesupplementary beam and detachably installed on the brackets.

An advantage of the clothes-hanging device according to the presentinvention is that it can easily be modified to hang long clothes sincethe supplementary beam can easily be detached from the brackets.

An advantage of the clothes-hanging device according to the presentinvention is that the supplementary beam can firmly support clothessince the supplementary beam is firmly installed on the brackets.

Still an advantage of the clothes-hanging device according to thepresent invention is that the possibility that the brackets contaminateclothes is low because they are small.

Other advantages and features of the present invention will becomeapparent from the following description referring to the drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

The present invention will be described through detailed illustration oftwo embodiments referring to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of clothes-hanging device according to thefirst embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the clothes-handing device shown in FIG.1.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged partial view of the clothes-hanging device shownin FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the clothes-hanging device shown inFIG. 3.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a plurality of hangers hung on theclothes-hanging device shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged partial view of a clothes-hanging device accordingto the second embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

Referring to FIG. 1, there is shown a clothes-hanging device accordingto a first embodiment of the present invention. The clothes-hangingdevice includes a rack 10 and a supplementary beam assembly 20 installedon the rack 10.

The rack 10 includes a base 11, four casters 111 installed beneath thebase 11, two telescopic posts installed on the base 11 and a beam 14installed on the telescopic posts. Each of the telescopic posts consistsof a lower tube 12 and an upper tube 13. The lower tubes 12 areinstalled on the base 11. The beam 14 is installed on the upper tubes 13so that two ends 141 of the beam 14 extend beyond the upper tubes 13 forsupporting as many hangers (FIG. 5) as possible.

Referring to FIGS. 2 through 4, the supplementary beam assembly 20includes two brackets 21, two anchors 22 and a supplementary beam 23.The brackets 21 are installed on the lower tubes 13. The anchors 22 areconnected to the supplementary beam 23. The anchors 22 are detachablyinstalled on the brackets 21.

Each of the brackets 21 includes a sleeve 219 and a pocket 214 formed onthe sleeve 219. The sleeve 219 defines a large aperture 211 and a smallaperture 212 that is in communication with the large aperture 211. Thus,the shoulder 213 is formed between the large aperture 211 and the smallaperture 212. The large aperture 211 receives related one of the lowertubes 12 so that the shoulder 213 rests on the upper end of the relatedlower tube 12.

The pocket 214 includes a space 215 defined therein and a U-shapedshackle formed thereon for partially shielding the space 215. TheU-shaped shackle includes a first member 216, a second member 217 and athird member 218 formed between the first member 216 and the secondmember 217.

Each of the anchors 22 includes a circular head 221 at an end, a neck222 near the circular head 221 and an insert 223 at an opposite end. Thediameter of the circular head 221 is larger than that of the neck 222.The inserts 223 of the anchors 22 are fit in two ends 231 of thesupplementary beam 23. To this end, each of the inserts 223 is formedwith a plurality of ribs 226. As the circular heads 221 of the anchors22 are positioned in the pockets 214 of the brackets 21, the necks 222of the anchors 22 are positioned in the shackles of the brackets 21. Thesupplementary beam 23 can rotate.

Referring to FIG. 5, to hang a lot of clothes, a plurality of hangers ishung on the beam 14, and another plurality of hangers is hung on thesupplementary beam 23. To hang long clothes, the supplementary beam 23can easily be detached from the brackets 21.

Since there is no need to pull the inserts 223 of the anchors 22 fromthe ends 231 of the supplementary beam 23, the former are fit in thelatter very tightly. To this end, the length of the inserts 223 islarge, the number of the ribs 226 of the inserts 223 is large, and thediameter of the ribs 226 of the inserts 223 matches the internaldiameter of the ends 231 of the supplementary beam 23.

The clothes-hanging device of the present invention exhibits severaladvantages. Firstly, it can easily be modified to hang long clothesbecause the supplementary beam 23 can easily be detached from thebrackets 21. Secondly, the supplementary beam 23 can firmly supportclothes since the supplementary beam 23 is firmly installed on thebrackets 21 as the necks 222 of the anchors 22 are restrained in theshackles of the brackets 21. Thirdly, the possibility that the brackets21 contaminate clothes is low as they are small.

Referring to FIG. 6, shown is a clothes-hanging device according to asecond embodiment of the present invention. The second embodiment isidentical to the first embodiment except that each of the anchors 22includes a square head 224 instead of the circular head 221. As thesquare heads 224 of the anchors 22 are positioned in the pockets 214 ofthe brackets 21, the supplementary beam 23 cannot rotate.

The present invention has been described through the illustration of theembodiments. Those skilled in the art can derive variations from theembodiments without departing from the scope of the present invention.Therefore, the embodiments shall not limit the scope of the presentinvention defined in the claims.

1. A clothes-hanging device comprising: a rack comprising a base, twoposts installed on the base and a major beam installed on the posts; asupplementary beam assembly comprising two brackets installed on theposts, a supplementary beam and two anchors connected to thesupplementary beam and detachably installed on the brackets.
 2. Theclothes-hanging device according to claim 1 wherein the supplementarybeam is hollow.
 3. The clothes-hanging device according to claim 2wherein each of the anchors comprises an insert fit in the supplementarybeam.
 4. The clothes-hanging device according to claim 3 wherein theinsert comprises a plurality of ribs formed thereon.
 5. Theclothes-hanging device according to claim 1 wherein each of the bracketscomprises a sleeve fit on related one of the posts.
 6. Theclothes-hanging device according to claim 1 wherein the posts aretelescopic.
 7. The clothes-hanging device according to claim 6 whereineach of the posts comprises a lower tube installed on the base and anupper tube for supporting the major beam.
 8. The clothes-hanging deviceaccording to claim 7 wherein each of the brackets comprises a sleeve fiton the lower tube.
 9. The clothes-hanging device according to claim 8wherein the sleeve defines a large aperture for receiving the lowertube, a small aperture for receiving the upper tube and a shoulderbetween the apertures so as to rest on the lower tube.
 10. Theclothes-hanging device according to claim 5 wherein each of the bracketscomprises a pocket formed on the sleeve so as to receive related one ofthe anchors.
 11. The clothes-hanging device according to claim 10wherein each of the pockets comprises a shackle formed thereon forretaining the related anchor therein.
 12. The clothes-hanging deviceaccording to claim 11 wherein the shackle comprises a member forrestraining the related anchor. The clothes-hanging device according toclaim 11 wherein the shackle comprises two parallel members forrestraining the related anchor.
 13. The clothes-hanging device accordingto claim 11 wherein the shackle is U-shaped for restraining the relatedanchor.
 14. The clothes-hanging device according to claim 11 whereineach of the anchors comprises a reduced neck restrained in related oneof the shackles.
 15. The clothes-hanging device according to claim 14wherein each of the anchors comprises a head near the neck.
 16. Theclothes-hanging device according to claim 15 wherein the head includes acircular configuration.
 17. The clothes-hanging device according toclaim 15 wherein the head includes a square configuration.
 18. Theclothes-hanging device according to claim 1 comprising a plurality ofcasters installed beneath the base.